Benchmark SS GCMS 6th grade

A highly developed culture

Often found in a timeline, meaning "about"

mud-brick step shaped building with a temple on its peak.

Using science knowledge to create tools

Nomads who lived off the land

An object made by someone in the past

Judaism was considered an ethical monotheism because

A record of the past, based on information from primary sources

Religion of the Hebrews started by Abraham

The practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals

These buildings were built by Sumerians to bring heaven and Earth closer together

Some of ancient Egypt's achievements included:

System of writing that was invented in Sumer using wedge-shaped symbols

The passing on of history, beliefs or customs by word of mouth

System of canals and ditches used to bring water to dry land

Term that refers to the scattering of Jews around the world after their homeland was invaded

The Neolithic Era was a change from the Paleolithic Era because people were able to

First five books of the Hebrew Bible

Otzi, the well preserved, mummified man who lived during the Paleolithic Era was also known as

Time of nomads, fire discovered, 4,000-12,000 years ago

Religious belief in ONE God

The economy in the Fertile Crescent was based on

Hammurabi's Code included a

Extra, amount more than what is needed (by a farmer, for example)